Taft is 0-7 against Harlan since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Taft Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Harlan Hawks at 8:00 p.m. Taft will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 230th, while Harlan is ranked 57th).
Taft has not done well against Jay recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Taft came out on top against Jay by a score of 3-1. The result kept Taft happy, as they haven't lost a game since February 24th.
They hit Jay with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ervin Cienfuegos,
Christopher Gonzalez, and
Jorge Diego Ortega Garcia.
Meanwhile, Harlan has not lost a match since January 12th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. They and Jay finished up their game with a 2-2 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time Harlan has been dealt a draw since back in February.
Taft has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9-2 record this season. With that draw, Harlan's record moves to 14-3-4.
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